Bryan Riley

Shadow Puppet - Poem by Bryan Riley

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I have given you everything: you could say that I've made you what you are todayI've built you up until nowI'm the simple one and youare wearing all the coloredplumage of a peacock-strutting about with my strengthwhich I lent you, and younever gave it back

Now, you give me that lookof disdain whenever I dareto mention my name and say hey- remember me? Well, remember this-all that you've become isall you wanted to be, once upon a time

And where am I? Just ashadow of myself left upon the shelf to be takendown whenever I'm neededto perform tricks foryour amusement

Welcome to the puppet showTell me, what did you reallywant from me, and have yougotten it? Or is my soulsimply too hard to catch?